That would be a long list as D&D had a ridiculous amount of monsters I never used back in the way back when machine when I played Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, and I think they have even more now.
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Look at my avatar - it is a bullywug with a guitar that another ENworld user made for me back in like 2001! This was because my very first "successful" post on ENworld was entitled 'BULLYWUGS GOT THE SHAFT'I would much rather use barbarian humans, lizardmen, or even xenophobic wild elves before I employed the Bullywug (MM, p 35). Frogmen???? Really? Run for your life! The frogmen are coming! Give me a break. The artwork in the MM makes it worst.
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This guy.
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It has good AC though...
I would much rather use barbarian humans, lizardmen, or even xenophobic wild elves before I employed the Bullywug (MM, p 35). Frogmen???? Really? Run for your life! The frogmen are coming! Give me a break. The artwork in the MM makes it worst.
Quite a few actually, but I suppose the most well-known is probably the Illithid/Mind Flayer. I’ve never run a combat encounter with one, and am unlikely to ever do so.
GIANT SPACE HAMSTER!! I cant believe it hasnt been mentioned yet.
Dang it! Gimme a second I'll go check Wikipedia as I don't even own a Monster Manual any more...Sure, but can't you name even some of the creatures you feel that way about? Or why?
what!!!! the capture of a mated pair of wild Giant Hamsters helped to entirely define the career of my PC Orbril the Gnome. I originally conceived of him as an alchemist but with the Hamsters he decided to start a travelling Circus. He also became a Hamster breeder and on his travels would leave Hamster pups with various gnome burrows he passed, thus spreading the species around the world and establishing the close connection to gnomes.GIANT SPACE HAMSTER!! I cant believe it hasnt been mentioned yet.
I stand corrected. Based on their picture in the SJ1 MM, I just always pictured them as uselessly lumbering through space threatening to enter your air envelope and deplete and then just float away.what!!!! the capture of a mated pair of wild Giant Hamsters helped to entirely define the career of my PC Orbril the Gnome. I originally conceived of him as an alchemist but with the Hamsters he decided to start a travelling Circus. He also became a Hamster breeder and on his travels would leave Hamster pups with various gnome burrows he passed, thus spreading the species around the world and establishing the close connection to gnomes.
Orbrils performed with Hamsters, had Hamsters pull his wagon, ridden Hamsters in to battle, built Hamster farms, gifted hamsters to Kings and Emperors, taken Hamsters to the Fae Realms and done so for over 100 years![]()
100%. Its been awhile since I've played with people who knew the MM's that much but I've still seldom used any WotC MM's, and have opted for 5E Foes, Tome of Beast 1 & 2, Creature Codex and the Tome of Horrors in my 5E games. If nothing but to keep it interesting for myself.My feeling is that using unusual monsters keeps players on their toes